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Neil Delamere

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Videos

Viking childcare

From Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, July 2009


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Viking childcare

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Neil Delamere on The World Stands Up
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Reviews

Neil Delamere: Fringe 2012
Live Review
Pleasance Courtyard

 rated 4/5

Neil Delamere provides great material and laughs, with enough heart to warm any crowd.

He opens with a bit about being pulled over on his bike, but only gets about two minutes in before a heckler starts finishing the story for him. Apparently he'd heard it the day before in a short spot, and Delamere wastes no time putting the heckler down with ruthless efficiency. The heckler is blind, but no punches are spared in the takedown with lightning wit and a new running joke for the show.

Next up is some light crowd work, focusing on the easy nationality and cultural differences laughs but nevertheless still winning over a slightly unruly crowd. The original story is eventually finished to an applause, thanks to hilarious twist ending.

Unshaken, Delamere unleashes his top notch material revolving around the theme of some vintage footage of his 16-year-old self taking part in a TV quiz show, Blackboard Jungle, with his school. Material is slotted around the video, discussing his life at that time and the other contestants, as well as what he's learned in the succeeding seventeen years.

It's executed well and structures the set beautifully, with an audience participation section hilariously demonstrating how one-sided a quiz show can be, with Delamere still embittered over his team's early loss.

There's other material in the mix, with jokes about embarrassing sex incidents, losing weight, and a letter correspondence with an angry man who once dared to steal Delamere's parking spot.

The material is relatively safe, but it's delivered by a master with a flair for crowd control and spectacular use of archival video footage to top off an excellent show.

Date of live review: Monday 27th Aug, '12
Review by Alex Mason
Cat Laughs, Kilkenny: 2012 round-up
Cat Laughs, Kilkenny: 2012 round-up

Tuesday 5th Jun, '12-
Neil Delamere: Divilment
Neil Delamere: Divilment

Monday 8th Aug, '11-
Brighton Comedy Festival 2010 gala
Brighton Comedy Festival 2010 gala

Monday 11th Oct, '10- Brighton Dome
Carlsberg Cat Laughs 2010 [6]
Thursday 10th Jun, '10- Kilkenny Skyline
Neil Delamere: Bookmarks - Fringe 2009
Monday 24th Aug, '09-
Neil Delamere: Crème Delamere
Neil Delamere: Crème Delamere

Show - Edinburgh Fringe 2008 -
Neil Delamere: The Viking Show
Neil Delamere: The Viking Show

Show - Edinburgh Fringe 2007 - Tuesday 0th Aug, '07-
O'Comic Gala
O'Comic Gala

Show - Montreal 2006 -
Neil Delamere : Original Review
Neil Delamere : Original Review

Saturday 5th Jun, '04-
O'Show 2004
O'Show 2004

Show - Montreal 2004 -
O'Comics 2008
O'Comics 2008

Show - Montreal 2008 -
Neil Delamere
Neil Delamere

Show - Edinburgh Fringe 2004 -
O'Comics 2007
O'Comics 2007

Show - Montreal 2007 -
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Saw him last night in Tralee and I have to say it was hilarious. His new show Restruction is a lot funnier than his older stuff

Gary n, December 2011


Saw him last night at The Stand, Edinburgh Fringe. Fantastic

Anne Scott, August 2011


Saw him twice live and the panel is my favourite show on TV. Legend

Paul, June 2009


I've only watched him on internet, would love to see him live.

julie hart, September 2008


I absolutely love this man! Saw him in Ballymena and really have not ever laughed as much ever.

Emma McCrea, March 2008


Brilliant comic. Saw him in Vicar St in March and at the Electric Picnic in Sept (was just a shame that the material was the same both times...)

Jayjay, November 2007


Neil Delamere is my favourite Irish comic. I adore his humour! He everybody's friend. Apart from the gardai. I can see him doing well, it's like he's in a class of his own

Emily L, February 2007


Neil is one of the best live performers in ireland. He loves to interact with his audience as if they were the regulars in his local pub

Barry, December 2006


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Comics: Marcus Brigstocke, Neil Delamere
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Neil Delamere's Shows:
Edinburgh Fringe 2004
Neil Delamere

Edinburgh Fringe 2007
Neil Delamere: The Viking Show

Edinburgh Fringe 2008
Neil Delamere: Crème Delamere

Edinburgh Fringe 2009
Neil Delamere: Bookmarks

Edinburgh Fringe 2011
Neil Delamere: Divilment

Edinburgh Fringe 2012
Neil Delamere: DelaMere Mortal

Edinburgh Fringe 2013
Comedy Gala In Aid Of Waverley Care 2013
Neil Delamere: Smartbomb

Misc live shows
Brighton Comedy Festival 2010 opening gala

Montreal 2004
O'Show 2004

Montreal 2006
O'Comic Gala

Montreal 2007
O'Comics 2007

Montreal 2008
O'Comics 2008